A programme to construct a series of energy-efficient official buildings will be launched in 2009, announced Nguyen Dinh Hiep, chief of the programme’s office.
The French Government pledged to offer 70% of a EUR 150,000 fund under its Agenda 21 with the Vietnamese Government on sustainable development.
Located about 50 kilometers south of Buon Ma Thuot City and along National Highway 27, the 550-hectare Lak Lake is the largest body of fresh water in Dak Lak Province. Beautiful as a white silk strip and with picturesque natural scenery, the lake is surrounded by forest and attracts many visitors who come to explore and relax after a long journey through the sunny and windy Central Highlands.
Nearly half of the UK population have already scaled back their holiday plans as a result of the recession, but two thirds still plan to take more eco-friendly holidays.
Some recorded history books say Ca Tru music was first introduced into Vietnam in the early 16th century. But some others say it was introduced into the country three centuries later.
A ceremony was kicked off recently in Ha Long, Quang Ninh province, for the 2008 Energy Savings Media Awards.
One of the largest tourist sites in the Mekong Delta, the 1,700-ha Gao Giong Ecotourist Park is an area of natural beauty and tranquility.
The Green Corridor Project of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on biodiversity conservation and development has yielded practical results: the people’s awareness of the biodiversity conservation has been highly enhanced; the diverse values of the whole region in general and Thua Thien-Hue Province in particular has been announced and recognized by the world; the forest resource management and biodiversity conservation have been given special attention; and the illegal logging and hunting of wild animals have decreased.
One of the largest mountainous districts in former Ha Tay province (now a part of Hanoi), Ba Vi is linked to other provinces and Hanoi via National Highway 32, Provincial Highway 89A and the Lang-Hoa Lac Highway, as well as via some 70 km of Hong and Da Riverway. With such good transportation, it is easy for people in Ba Vi to reach the outer world and equally easy for people, investors and tourists for example, to reach Ba Vi.
A rare slipper orchid, listed in the world’s Red Book as an endangered species, has been found in Huong Son Commune, Huong Hoa District, central Quang Tri Province.